Removal of heavy metals and dyes by clay-based adsorbents: From natural clays to 1D and 2D nano-composites

T Zhang, W Wang, Y Zhao, H Bai, T Wen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural and synthetic clays have been used as adsorbents for removal of heavy metals and
dyes from aqueous solution for many decades. In the last decade, exfoliating the natural …

A review of Pickering emulsions: perspectives and applications

FB de Carvalho-Guimarães, KL Correa, TP de Souza… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pickering emulsions are systems composed of two immiscible fluids stabilized by organic or
inorganic solid particles. These solid particles of certain dimensions (micro-or nano …

Clay–polymer nanocomposites: Progress and challenges for use in sustainable water treatment

R Mukhopadhyay, D Bhaduri, B Sarkar… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Contaminant removal from water involves various technologies among which adsorption is
considered to be simple, effective, economical, and sustainable. In recent years …

A review on recent treatment technology for herbicide atrazine in contaminated environment

H He, Y Liu, S You, J Liu, H Xiao, Z Tu - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Atrazine is a kind of triazine herbicide that is widely used for weed control due to its good
weeding effect and low price. The study of atrazine removal from the environment is of great …

Global distribution of pesticides in freshwater resources and their remediation approaches

S Singh, M Rawat, SK Malyan, R Singh, VK Tyagi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of pesticides in enhancing global agricultural production is magnificent. However,
their unmanaged use threatens water resources and individual health. A significant …

Enhancement of adsorption efficiency of heavy metal Cu (II) and Zn (II) onto cationic surfactant modified bentonite

K Tohdee, L Kaewsichan - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study sought to enhance the metal adsorption capacity of bentonite by improving its
surfaces. Surface modification by the cationic surfactant (Bencylhexadecyldimethyl …

Effective adsorptive removal of methylene blue from water by didodecyldimethylammonium bromide-modified Brown clay

M Munir, MF Nazar, MN Zafar, M Zubair, M Ashfaq… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In the present investigation, brown clay (BC) was modified with
didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) to produce a sorbent (DDAB-BC), which was …

Old wine and new bottles: insights into traditional attapulgite adsorbents with functionalized modification strategies applied in efficient phosphate immobilization

S Liu, F Fan, X Liu, Y Guo, Z Ni, S Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing effective, economic and environmental-friendly phosphate adsorbents has
attracted urgent attention due to the potential eutrophication caused by unnatural phosphate …

Surface modification of low-cost bentonite adsorbents—a review

JA Alexander, MA Ahmad Zaini… - Particulate Science …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The growth of science and technology over the world has led to the establishment of various
industries which has helped the industrial, technological, and agricultural development of …

Research progress and application prospects of modified clay materials for flue gas pollutants purification

X He, Y Chen, J Gao, F Wang, B Shen - Applied Clay Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The flue gas pollutants emitted from industrial flue gas and automobile exhaust have serious
harm to atmospheric environment and human health. Therefore, it is important to study the …